Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 I like JR a lot, but I agree that he should never have stood for all the shit he took from Vince over the years. His excuse for it has always been that he was a character playing a role for an entertainment product, but anyone could see that there was more to it than that. He's much better off out of the company now but I would welcome his return to wrestling should Jeff Jarrett or some other promotion offer him a spot. For all his faults I still rate him more than anyone else the WWE use on commentary at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 I like JR too but rate Lance Russell above him, great voice and added to everything he called. Knew how to make something a big deal too whereas I was never a big fan of JR's trademark over-reactions. Don't really care for Gordon Solie. Â I don't see JR calling wrestling outside of WWE ever again but if I was Jarrett he could do worse than bring him in and team him up with someone like Larry Zybysko, two recognizable names who I think would work well together. I think I might be in the minority of loving Lazza Z's commentary in WCW though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted March 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2014 Larry Z is fucking ancient now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 Same age as JR! I admit it'd hardly be an ideal age for a commentary team of a startup though. Still be better than Rob Kenley and Adam Pearce or something though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 Apparently there's a rumour going about that AMC are interested in buying WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2014 Apparently there's a rumour going about that AMC are interested in buying WWE. Â No. There's a rumour that AMC are interested in picking up Raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Maverick Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 There is a rumor they actually want to buy the whole company but it's from shitty sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 Apparently there's a rumour going about that AMC are interested in buying WWE. Â No. There's a rumour that AMC are interested in picking up Raw. Â There's rumours of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2014 There is a rumor they actually want to buy the whole company but it's from shitty sources. Â The talk earlier was that AMC were interested in Raw, so I'm assuming at some point, someone wasn't paying attention and made a new rumour. Â Â Incidentally, AMC and Raw would be a really interesting fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 Aren't WWE a bigger business than AMC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 Don't know if it's bigger than AMC Networks which owns AMC the TV channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Never mind, they do have over $2b in assets. Â Couldn't give any of that to the channel for Breaking Bad's final season though, the pricks. Thanks for the two year wait, fatcats Edited March 13, 2014 by Astro Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 Think Astro is right though. The original bit from the financial blog where this comes from refers to the 'WWF' and overall it just doesn't seen plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 From the Torch:  WWE's stock price soared to another all-time high on Thursday, which financial outlet Seeking Alpha attributed to a rumor of AMC Networks interested in buying WWE. Shares peaked at $31.90 on Thursday afternoon when the rumor circulated in the investor/financial community.  WWE's stock price then fell below $30, nearing Wednesday's closing price.  The rumor comes at a time when WWE is negotiating a new TV contract with current partner USA Network and other potential suitors.  It also follows a seemingly innocuous question to WWE financial executive George Barrios last week about whether WWE is interested in a merger considering the current value of their shares.  At the time of the interview with BusinessWeek, Barrios said they are "not in merger talks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2014 There's a fucking hilarious rumour Vince is thinking of selling WWE for $2.6 billion to fund his bid to buy Newcastle and turn them into a European superpower. A classic example of someone just joining a bunch of rumours together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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